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107 Breaks & 6 Chances

fastone371
DrCue'sProtege said:
After the afternoon football games today I went downstairs and got the laundry started. So I then started to break some racks of 9B. I hadn't played in three days, sort of took a break from all the horrible rolls and spreads. The first five breaks - nothing - no chance. So I said to myself one more break and if there's no chance I am throwing in the towel today. This is what I got:


I just about threw the break cue. So I tell myself one more time. And I end up with this:


I threw the break cue down on the table, shut the light off, and came upstairs.

20+ years of the same old stuff. It just never ends.

p.s. before anybody says anything, yes, there were other balls on the table. I am just showing the position of the CB and 1B.
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Like I have mentioned previously, you have to control the cue ball, you will have a much better chance of having a shot if the cue ball is in the middle of the table.
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Custom and High End Cues on the Decline?

Rusty in Montana
Hello Rackaday , my Mike Gulyassy cue isn't fancy it has a black linen wrap that is like what he put on some of his sledgehammer cues , the tips on both shafts are G2 medium tips with a dime arc .
My cell phone camera is awful for taking close up pictures of cues , I've tried quite a few times and it just doesn't work out to my satisfaction , which if I'm not happy with them I'm sure no one else would be either .
As for carbon fiber shafts , I had a JP cue with a maple shaft and a rouge 12.4 shaft , yes it hit a ball very well I just didn't care for it !
I maybe just go old fashioned and prefer wood over carbon .

If someone else likes carbon better then good for them , to me it's a Ford , Chevy Dodge or which girl is prettiest ha ha we have to go with what is right for us and go from there .
Back to my Gulyassy cue there is a learning curve to it at times I'm a slow learner but I'm very comfortable playing with it now much to the dismay of many I play against at league games .

I've got a couple other fine pool cues one was a gift from a old friend who can no longer play it hits a ball very well however it lacks something when I play with it maybe a tip replacement would do the trick but then I like a 13 mm shaft or larger .
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Rhino MUST

skor
hclopez13 said:
I agree. But considering that the cues are made completely out of composites, except for the joint pins, inlaid points and other decorations would add a substantial premium to the price and would defeat the purpose of supplying cues to folks that can't afford a higher end cue. I am fine with the decals or raw carbon fiber look.

I am willing to pay for veneered points, decorations, etc, but not from Rhino.
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Yeah, I'm done with Rhino as well.
If composites are the future (which it is) than decals are part of that future as I don't think you can do point and inlays into carbon fiber.
I thought about getting a full CF cue to throw in the car, but after thinking more clearly about it, I don't really need a cue in my car...
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Rhino MUST

hclopez13
skor said:
The price of these cues is just stupid considering all the designs are decals
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I agree. But considering that the cues are made completely out of composites, except for the joint pins, inlaid points and other decorations would add a substantial premium to the price and would defeat the purpose of supplying cues to folks that can't afford a higher end cue. I am fine with the decals or raw carbon fiber look.

I am willing to pay for veneered points, decorations, etc, but not from Rhino.
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Calling all gazillionaires!!!

Cord
middleofnowhere said:
Just to add another wrinkle, Mosconi cup just took place and nobody knows that even happened except us. You're not going to see the results reported on your local or national news none of the players will be interviewed probably not even by their own hometown media.
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Yep. Asked 3 different people that I was playing pool with over the weekend what they thought about the Mosconi Cup. All answers were variants on, "WTF is the Mosconi Cup?"
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New 1P Rules For The Derby City Classic

M
true but the opponent getting ahead can wedge balls up table and force you to sell out or forfeit because your time will run out.

no way should a time clock can be made to effect your outcome from your opponents play of it.

it isnt like chess but where one player can make games last much longer.

example your down 3 to 0 in a race to five. he slows the game down and you have no chance of ever getting past him in the score.
so you might have to slam break balls open so the games can go faster.
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107 Breaks & 6 Chances

u12armresl
Icon of Sin said:
You shot with him in person. What are your thoughts on his break? Did you shoot on his table?

Sorry, Im sure you answered all this before in one of the other 100 threads on this topic, but I just dont want just search.
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They were bar tables in Evansville at O'brien's. IIRC he won I want to say 2 matches, lost to a really slow player. Not a great break at all
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DCC 2026.. End of an era...

The Renfro
It’s hard to believe — but in about a month, the 2026 edition of the Derby City Classic is starting. And this year will be different.
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If things had stayed on their old path, we’d be celebrating the 10th year of Accu-Rack’s presence, my 15th year on the crew with Accu-Stats, and 27 straight years of Pat Fleming broadcasting every shot on the TV table for fans everywhere.
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But life and business change — sometimes faster than you expect. And with everything up for sale, we’ve found ourselves making difficult decisions. We will not be paying to be the template sponsor. Our model is to help any grassroots event in the USA by providing them custom templates for free or as close to cost as possible. If I Pay to Play with just a few large bodies who don’t need our help I can no longer stay on the path I chose.
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I’m going to miss it all — the hundreds of custom templates, those sleepy 6 a.m. mornings marking the tables, the adrenaline of 9-ball day, and even the brutal 26-30 hour marathons when the schedule didn’t cooperate. Most of all, I’ll miss seeing friends, vendors, familiar faces who’ve become like family over the years.
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I am taking the sponsor money and putting it into the 2026 ad budget instead — just turning the page. We’re launching a new league program. If you run a league, we’ll provide free custom templates for every team at the start of each session, with extras available at a discount. Want more? We can help you — and maybe your bar or local beer distributor can too.
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We’re also offering ad spots on the templates. This year we supported over 85 events and reached hundreds of thousands of players and fans. At a CPM of only a few cents per you cannot beat “The best business card in the industry”. First spot for sale is the Diamond No Excuse Program spot. Out of goodwill it was on every stock template for the last 5 years.
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Share and tag your league operators in this… Tell em to email Outsville@gmail.com. And we can get them sorted.. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of this journey. Here’s to what’s next.
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